Jersey Village High School - Falcon Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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While students may not be that familiar with them, each teacher's aid has a special part in helping classes run smoothly. Two that are well known are Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Savage, they run the front desk, greet visitors, answer the switchboard, and handle attend- ance records. Andy Anderson was also well known and liked by stu- dents. He was often seen issuing textbooks and audio visual equip- ment. The printing room was run by Mrs. Jo Morgan, Mrs. Barbara Gaidousek and Charlene Kuyken- dall, whose job was typing, running copies, and making stencils to keep lessons ready for the next class day. Working in the financial department, Toni Dichiara col- lected money for credits and wrote purchase orders. Bonnie Rose made her home in the library, she aided in the many facets of the library world. 'EACHER'S AID , Charlene Kuykendall Printing Y' LLI LLI I- in Lu LLI I- Toni Dichiara Financial Aid Pat Cunningham Front Desk Bonnie Hose Library Aide Barbara Gaidusek Printing Debbie Savage Front Desk Jo Morgan Printing Andy Anderson Textbook!Audio Visual Faculty and Academics - 173

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Administrative Assistants aid the administrators with the function of their duties. These people tend to develop close relationship with many students. They are more than associates' they are friends. Karen Goss was in her first year as nurse here at J.V. In the course of a day she would handle stomach aches, head- aches and occasionally a real emer- gency. Sandra Walker is not only the princi- pal's secretary but a very nice lady. Shirley Robison was the registrar, most of her time was spent sending, receiving, and updating transcripts. Becky Sims was the counselor's secre- tary. She attempted to turn the waiting room into a mini greenhouse in her spare time. Sandy Hoeppner worked her first year as secretary here for assistant principals Hopper and Wilson. Claude Flanders worked her sixteenth year for the district. She worked under assistant principals Smith and Goodson. Helen Moncrief was the security or green lady as she was nicknamed by the students. lt was our first year to have a security officer which is a new school board policy. Dolores Shultz moved to a full time position as financial secretary this year. T IST TS ST SS P U 5 Z uw -I T P 1' 4 rn Karen Goss Nurse Becky Sims Counselor's Secretary Claudie Flanders Asst. Principal's Dolores Schultz Financial Secretary 114 Sandy Hoeppner Asst. Principal's Secretary Secretary Sandra Walker Shirley Flobison PrincipaI's Secretary Registrar 172 - Faculty and Academics Helen M0l'lCTlef Security

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The English Department consists of English I through IV, Communication Skills, Journalism, Speech, and Drama. English I has four teachers, Mrs. Brown, team leader, Mrs. Hinzie, Mrs. Waters, and Mrs. Brennan. Dur- ing the year, students study a short story unit, mythology, the Renais- sance Period, and a novel unit. ln the fall, students watched the play Jason and the Argonauts to enhance their study of mythology. Later, during the study of the'Renaissance Period, they watched the film Romeo and Juliet. ln the spring, students were required to study novels. ln May, freshmen studied poetry and descriptive writing. The English ll team is comprised of Mrs. McClendon, team leader, Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. Lewis, and Mrs. Little. During the sophomore year, students watched the film The Miracle Worker. In collaboration with the film, they listened to a guest speaker, Mrs. Braunig, from the Mental Health Institute, who spoke on the subject of handicapped children. To enhance the study of the Medieval Period, students watched films such as King Arthurs Court and A Connecticut Yankee. Some of the K-Credit students dressed up as characters in Medieval times for mock interviews. During the Spring, the students had an extensive novel study on the book, A Separate Peace. ln May students watched and studied the play Julius Caesar. English lll includes Mrs. Johnson, team leader, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Ricky. Junior students were kept continually busy with compositions, proses, and research papers. Along with the assignments, juniors watched films such as East Of Eden and 1776. In November, students saw The lnnocents and the play The Blue Hotel. ln January, students started studying novel analysis. Students watched the play The Bell of Amherst, a dramatic monologue to Emily Dickenson. To intensify study of the Puritans, juniors saw the film Young Goodman Brown. In May juniors watched Barneby the Scrivi- ner. I74 - Faculty X Academics -I u.l 'L' xl ua 22 xl u.l Z2 -J I-I-I E2 -I u.: 'L' -I Cindy Dobias, junior, works diligently to meet a newspapei deadline. f 4 I Sophomores watch a Christmas play presented by the Chri tian Student Union.